1.   And because productivity growth is holding up, he said, companies should be able to work off their excess inventories quickly and allow the economy to rebound quickly.

2.   And as Americans tell pollsters that they are more unsettled about jobs than terrorists, will Bush put forth a convincing case that the economy is rebounding?

3.   And it counters claims by Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka and others that the economy would rebound later this year.

4.   And then those lower borrowing costs will spark so much spending that the economy will rebound.

5.   And, he said, productivity growth appears to be holding up well, suggesting that the economy could rebound quickly.

6.   Another camp has argued that inflation is dormant and that the Fed should be open to more rate cuts if the economy does not rebound convincingly.

7.   And when the economy rebounds, shoppers return to department stores in search of fashion, quality, and luxury.

8.   Benchmark stock indexes in Hong Kong, Indonesia and Singapore tumbled, signaling a loss of investor confidence that the economies will rebound.

9.   Bonds started their slide after a report showing a drop in U.S. factory orders failed to dissuade investors the economy is rebounding fast enough to accelerate inflation.

10.   Bond yields rose earlier after an unexpectedly strong report on November housing starts bolstered expectations that the economy is rebounding fast enough to kick inflation higher.